Review Article| Volume 47, ISSUE 1, P1-14, March 2020

Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Perinatal Medicine

Lessons in Context and Cognitive Diagnostic Error
  • Brett J. Bordini
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
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    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine, Nelson Service for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 North 92nd Street, Suite C560, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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  • Robert M. Kliegman
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    Department of Pediatrics, Nelson Service for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 North 92nd Street, Suite C560, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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  • Donald Basel
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    Department of Pediatrics, Nelson Service for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 North 92nd Street, Suite C560, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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  • James J. Nocton
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    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, Nelson Service for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 North 92nd Street, Suite C465, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Published:December 23, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2019.10.002

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